In The Break
When Jamie has a violent fight with his stepfather, he decides it’s best to leave town until things settle down. Jamie, his best friend Juan, and Juan’s sister Amber head south to Mexico to help Jamie hide out. Along they way, they search for the perfect wave, find romance, experience tragedy, and their own sense of peace among the waves. This debut novel is from Jack Lopez, a surfer who spent his teens surfing in a number of competitions including the U.S. Open Championships in Huntington Beach as well as in Baja, CA and mainland Mexico. Read Reviews


Snapping Lines
A construction worker takes up with the pregnant daughter of an acquaintance and finds he doesn't control the relationship as much as he thinks he does . . .
A couple searches for a lost dog along the beach because the dog is more important than their relationship . . .
A drunken man picks up a girl hitchhiker and remembers what it once felt like to have feelings for someone else . . . What does it mean to be male in a world in which old borders no longer exist? Read Reviews

Cholos & Surfers
The book details the life of a Latino growing up amid cultural change in Los Angeles. Jack Lopez recounts his boyhood exploits, family relationships, a brother who died from AIDS, the death of his proud father. Throughout his story Lopez comments on those aspects of our world that especially touched his own--as reflected in the title--and and which influenced individual choices for life. Read Reviews

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